The Yoga of Herbs

For the first time, here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs, using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 270 herbs are listed, with 108 herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly used western herbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well as detailed glossaries, appendices and index are included.

About the Authors:

Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., was born in India and served three years as the medical director of the Ayurvedic Hospital in Pune, India. He is a world-renowned expert on the practices and health benefits of Ayurvedic medicine and has lectured at seminars and workshops with Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Andrew Weil, M.D. Founder of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he currently serves as its director.

Dr. Frawley has a twenty-year background in natural healing, including the systems of Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Western Herbalism and Vedic Astrology. He has a doctor's degree in oriental medicine (O.M.D.) from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine, Santa Fe, NM, where he taught herbal medicine for several years. He is associated with the Ashtanga Ayurveda College in Pune, India and other Ayurvedic schools in India, where he has lectured on a number of occasions. Currently he is director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Frawley studied Ayurveda back in the 1980's with world-renowned author and Ayurvedic Physician, Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc. Dr. Frawley is the author of numerous books and articles on Ayurveda and other Vedic topics. He has presented seminars at the Ayurvedic Institute for many years.

(What's this?)Review of The Yoga of Herbs
Very rarely is a book written that can open one up so quickly and deeply
to the inner magic that is Ayurveda. This book somehow takes one deep into the
magical world of herbs through the eyes of the Rishis. It makes you aware that
every plant under the living sun holds the power to heal and cure. After a deep
study of this book you will be able to understand the rasa - taste,
virya - energy, vipak - after-taste and prabha -
special magic within any substance in the living and inert universe. Once these
keys are understood you can know its healing usage, this is the science of
Ayurvedic herbology. Dr. Lad has been instrumental in bringing Ayurveda to the
West and David Frawley was once of his students and brings structure and wisdom
to this book too. This is a long time favorite of ours and essential for anyone
wanting to go beneath the surface in Ayurvedic Science.

This was my first introduction to Ayurveda. I found it in the kitchen of a friend and slowly started to enter it's realm of plants and ancient wisdom. It opened my eyes to the five elements, to Ayurvedic understanding of life and plants and to a world beyond the world I had known to date. This is much more than a book about herbs, it is a journey into the mind of plants.